Mashup: Social Media Influencers
This web application allows you to enter a keyword or hashtag, and the finds the people on Twitter who are the most influential when it comes to tweeting about that subject. Influence is based on retweets.
You then have the option to follow that person or retweet what the person followed. You can also send a tweet to the author.
This is a great app for determining who the trendsetters are on social media.
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